St. Landry democrat., 1887-04-09

always have my mouse ruIl IN August,
| for many reasons For one, the grouse;
for another, because Capt. Boyle's birth
day (lny son, my dear) occurs III Au-
! gust, and / always We my big dance
them She smiles rmingly and pats
| Madness hand as thou III the mention or
| her handsome son is sweet to her so
you see you will not be compelled to a
prosy tete-a-tete with an old woman.
| You shall have youth 10 make you merry
and take that tired look out OF your
pretty eyes. Though I regret my son
will not be with us I'M Il the seventeenth,
the evening of his birthday fete-just
barely in time for it, in fact"
''He is going away" murmurs Ma
dine, by way of making conversation,
though, in truth, she hears little, and
can think of nothing but that Maurice
Duran is to be at the park at the time
for which she has been invited. Can she
accept the Invitations Dare She: But,
oh. how good thing it would be to be
near him for q whole week-perhaps
| fortnight!
yes" Lady Valworth is saying apro-
pos her son "he is going abroad to Swift
zerland. he tells me, with some bachelor
friends of his. OF course he has many
friends When you meet him. with
proud smile, ''you will understand that.
| And so you will come, my dear: Mill
cent, hear, will be inconsoable II you
| refuse"
IL should like it''-begins Nadine
stammering and falteling, afraid to refuse
afraid (far more afraid) to accept, that
little struggle with her conscience MOI
being yet ended.
oil rirht - Her1arpG adv
Valworth heartily mstaking her indecis-
ion for shyness "1lillicent uarling,
calling to Miss Grey, who has just come
off victorious in an encounter with her
auntie, who has at the close of it, found
herself declaring, very much against her
better Judgment that Gerald Mas ,arecne.
for a pauper. is Il wonderfully wei rc%u-
lated Young man, and that, OF course,
there was no harm in Miss Grey's meet
ing him at Miss Duran 5 afternoons.
so long as YOU remember you are en-
gagged to your COUSIN she winds up,
desperately. Miss Grey shrugs her shout
derS and mods acqlEesccncc. The time
is not vet ripe she tells herself, for spring
ing the entire truth upon her already
too distressed aunt AS she finishes
this remarkable sentence in her own mind
she laughs and assures herself that the
lessons in German have not been entirely
wanted.
s.Millicent. darling" calls Lady Val
worth, and Millicent, starting slightly,
turns TO her, your little friend here has
promised to come 10 me on the tltth.
That is the lay on which you have de-
cided, is it not:'' looking at Mrs. Brand.
"Of course, my DEAR to Nadine, lit
will be nicer and more comfortable for
you to travel with Mrs. Brand"
''Of course says Mrs Brand, and Sc
the discussion ends. Madness conscience.
whether satisfied or not, is forbidden
further interference. All managemeD
in the affair has been taken out OF hei
hands.
She is feeling depressed and rather
nervous Rising, as Millicent Gomez
toward her, she bids soft but hasty
adieu to Lady Valworth.
$50 soon. Naline?' says Mrs Brand.
"Why, Lady Valworth has not had time
to grow accustomed even to your face
yet Could you not stay and dine? You
So seldom come to US on an off day, one
that is separate from your German, that
I should like to keep you tonight
Eyes, do stay, Nadine, entreats Mill
cent
tIceu eoNA SoS''i'
says Mrs Brand. There will be nobody
but Capt. Boyle"
"Thank you. Not to might Mamma
would be uneasy if she did not know
what had kept me-" returns Nadine
gently. She would another time have
been delighted to stay but now she
longs only for the moment when she shat
find herself alone, that she may think
without interruption Of this strange JOY
: this happiness half fear-that has beer
offered to her.
: The entrance of other visitors cheeks
, further solicitations from Mrs. Brant
, and Millicent. and pressing the latter
hand gently, she slips past her, and rum
+ down the staircase into the hall.
The sound of some one whistling as sh'
reaches it attracts her attention. Look
ing round, she sees young man, witt
his back turned to her, bending over /
letter under the center lamp. Her foot
= step. light always, had been unheart
upon the carpet Of the stairs, but now
r as it reaches the marble beneath, fain
click makes itself known. The youn:
man, turning sharply, looks at her. Il
, is standing exactly beneath the lamp, s.
that his face is distinctly visible. 1t
Paul Annerley.